ALLOPURINOL

Meaning of ALLOPURINOL in English

A drug that lowers high levels of uric acid (a byproduct of metabolism) in the blood caused by some cancer treatments.

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ALLOPURINOL — MedMaster
Drug information English vocab
ALLOPURINOL — noun Etymology: all- + purine + 1-ol Date: 1964 a drug C 5 H 4 N 4 O used to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALLOPURINOL — ˌalōˈpyu̇rə̇ˌnȯl, -ˌnōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: all- + purine + -ol : a drug C 5 H 4 N …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALLOPURINOL — /al'euh pyoor"euh nawl', -nol'/ , n. Pharm. a substance, C 5 H 4 N 4 O, used primarily in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALLOPURINOL — noun Etymology: all- + purine + -ol (I) Date: 1964 : a drug C 5 H 4 N 4 O …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALLOPURINOL — [ ˌalə(ʊ)'pjʊərɪnɒl ] ■ noun Medicine a synthetic drug used to prevent recurrence of gout and related conditions.
Concise Oxford English vocab
ALLOPURINOL — [al.lo.pu.ri.nol] n [all- + purine + [1]-ol] (1964): a drug used to promote excretion of uric acid
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALLOPURINOL — organic compound used in treating gout. Allopurinol interferes with the body's formation of uric acid, a substance present in abnormally …
Britannica English vocabulary
ALLOPURINOL — n. Pronunciation: ˌ a-l ō - ' pyu ̇ r- ə - ˌ no ̇ l, - ˌ n ō …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ALLOPURINOL (SYSTEMIC) — USP DI
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ZYLOPRIM — MedMaster - Allopurinol USP DI - Allopurinol (Systemic)
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PURINOL — USP DI - Allopurinol (Systemic)
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LOPURIN — MedMaster - Allopurinol
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ALOPRIM — USP DI - Allopurinol (Systemic)
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GOUT — Hereditary metabolic disorder in which excess inflammation . The most common site is the base of the big toe. One …
Английский словарь Британика
ALL- — [all-] or allo- comb form [Gk, fr. allos other--more at else] 1: other: different: atypical "allogamous" "allotropy" 2. allo-: isomeric …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
URICOSURIC — any agent that reduces the concentration of uric acid in the blood by increasing the rate of its excretion in …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOUT — hereditary metabolic disorder that is characterized by recurrent acute attacks of severe inflammation in one or more of the joints …
Britannica English vocabulary
AZATHIOPRINE — immunosuppressive drug that is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and to suppress the body's rejection of transplanted kidneys. Azathioprine decreases …
Britannica English vocabulary
HITCHINGS, GEORGE HERBERT — born April 18, 1905, Hoquiam, Wash., U.S. died Feb. 27, 1998, Chapel Hill, N.C. American pharmacologist who, along with Gertrude …
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RASH — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a skin rash ▪ Skin rashes are common among children. allergic rash ▪ an …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OVERPRODUCTION — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ the overproduction of crude oil EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ ApoR2 can also be directly …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOUT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Allopurinol has withstood substantial trials, and remains a standard drug for the treatment of gout …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DERMATITIS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Another form of mental disorder, pellagra, was associated clinically with diarrhoea and dermatitis . ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARTHRITIS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES AIDS/cancer/asthma/arthritis etc sufferers ▪ a support group for cancer sufferers rheumatoid arthritis COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOUT — n. Hereditary metabolic disorder in which excess uric-acid salts, normally excreted in urine, are deposited as needle-sharp crystals in joints, …
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